Thursday, December 3, 2015

Using the Hanukkah Candles to Light Other Candles

It is permissible to use the Hannuka candles to light other candles that are being lit for a mitzvah. Therefore, it is permissible to light the Hannuka candles directly from each other since they are all part of the mitzvah. However, one may not use them to light a candle from which to then light the other Hannuka candles, since there is no mitzvah to light an intermediate candle. Likewise they may not be used to light a cigarette or other such thing. If one of the candles went out one may not relight it from another of the candles, even directly. One may however light Shabbat candles directly from the Hannuka candles since the Shabbat candles are also being lit for a mitzvah. After the candles have been lit for a half hour it is permissible to light other candles from them.

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